New Grad Full-Time Quantitative Trader

WallStreetQuants • New York, NY

3d • Onsite

About The Position

A proprietary trading firm based in NYC is seeking a highly motivated New Grad Quantitative Trader to join the team full-time. In this role, you will apply analytical thinking, market intuition, and quantitative problem-solving to identify trading opportunities, manage risk, and contribute to the development of data-driven strategies across global markets. This is an ideal opportunity for recent graduates who are passionate about financial markets, probability, game theory, technology, and fast-paced decision-making. You will work closely with experienced traders, quantitative researchers, and engineers to learn how modern trading strategies are designed, tested, and executed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Economics, Finance, or a related quantitative field.
• Strong quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Interest in financial markets, trading, probability, strategy games, or competitive problem-solving.
• Ability to make decisions quickly and remain calm under pressure.
• Strong attention to detail and intellectual curiosity.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Nice To Haves

• Programming experience in Python or a similar language is preferred.
• Prior internship, research, trading competition, or personal project experience involving data analysis, markets, or quantitative modeling is a plus but not required.
• Intellectually curious, competitive, numerically strong, and comfortable making decisions with incomplete information.
• Enjoy solving complex problems, thinking strategically, learning from feedback, and working in a fast-moving environment where performance and precision matter.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze real-time market data to identify trading opportunities.
• Support the development, testing, and refinement of quantitative trading strategies.
• Make fast, data-informed trading decisions while managing risk.
• Collaborate with traders, researchers, and engineers to improve trading models, tools, and execution systems.
• Conduct statistical analysis on historical and live market data.
• Evaluate market microstructure, liquidity, volatility, and other drivers of price movement.
• Participate in trading simulations, training programs, and strategy review sessions.
• Communicate trade ideas, risks, and performance insights clearly to the team.
• Continuously improve decision-making through feedback, research, and post-trade analysis.

Benefits

• Comprehensive training in trading, market structure, risk management, and quantitative strategy development.
• Mentorship from experienced traders, researchers, and technologists.
• Exposure to live markets and real-time trading decision-making.
• A collaborative, high-performance environment that values curiosity, discipline, and continuous learning.
• Opportunities for rapid growth based on performance, ownership, and impact.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level